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According to The Brain Tumour Charity, the disease is the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40-years-old.

Each year, 11,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with primary brain tumours - the equivalent of 30 people a day.

Sarah Lindsell, chief executive at The Brain Tumour Charity, said: "After someone is told the devastating news they have a brain tumour, their first thought is often ‘Why me?’ and then “Who can help me?’

"They feel alone and isolated and a postcode lottery can dictate the quality of advice and services available to them.

"Early and accurate diagnosis is crucial to save lives and reduce disabilities, but that can be complicated as there are over 140 different types of brain tumour.

"Trustedoctor gives people access to top global experts, empowering them to ask for second opinions, from their own front room. A more accurate or detailed diagnosis could save their lives or vastly improve their quality of life."

11,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with primary brain tumours every year

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Dr. Colin Watts is one of 28 world leading specialists who are helping brain tumour patients through Trustedoctor.

Specialists have a choice to charge patients or to conduct consultations for free. The website does not charge subscription fees.

Trustedoctor aims to add further experts to its roster to cover 20 cancer types within two years.

Dr. Colin Watts, a specialist in fluorescence guided surgery with gene profiling and awake craniotomies, is trialling the use of Trustedoctor's technology with Addenbrook's inpatients following surgery.

"Patients are unable to drive following surgery so having the technology to host a virtual consultation gives us additional flexibility to build into the NHS system," he explained.

"We already use telephone consultation as a means of reducing travel for patients but having access to visual consultation through Trustedoctor's technology not only helps avoid unnecessary hospital trips for patients but allows us to pick up wound deterioration at an earlier stage."

Dr Watts said virtual consultations could help doctors pick up infections earlier and save the NHS money but reducing the need for further surgery.